Plasma alpha-MSH and acetylated beta-endorphin levels following stress vary according to CRH sensitivity of the pituitary melanotropes in common carp, Cyprinus carpio.

van den Burg, E H; Metz, J R; Spanings, F A T; Wendelaar Bonga, S E; Flik, G

van den Burg, E H; Metz, J R; Spanings, F A T; Wendelaar Bonga, S E; Flik, G.

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van den Burg EH; Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Gen Comp Endocrinol ; 140(3): 210-21, 2005 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15639149

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Carps/physiology; Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone/pharmacology; Stress, Physiological/blood; alpha-MSH/blood; beta-Endorphin/blood; Acetylation; Animals; Carps/blood; Carps/metabolism; Cold Temperature; Containment of Biohazards; Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone/metabolism; Cyclic AMP/pharmacology; Hydrocortisone/blood; Male; Pituitary Gland/metabolism; Pituitary Gland/physiology; Statistics, Nonparametric; Stress, Physiological/metabolism; alpha-MSH/metabolism; beta-Endorphin/metabolism

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Stress, Physiological / Carps / Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Alpha-MSH / Beta-Endorphin Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Gen Comp Endocrinol Year: 2005 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Netherlands Country of publication: United States

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